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First KDE 4 Snapshot Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pretty-gooeys dept.

Rich writes "KDE has just released the first developer snapshot of KDE 4. This release isn't for end users, but should help developers who want to begin writing applications for the KDE 4 desktop. This release already includes a new CMake based build system, a change from DCOP to DBUS and of course a port to Qt 4. If you're interested in desktop development, check it out."

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  1. Re:Screenshots? by strcmp · · Score: 5, Informative

    As of now, the interface looks exactly the same as it did in KDE 3.5.

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    "Yields falsehood when preceded by its own quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its own quotation.
  2. Re:I'll switch to dbus when ... by Laxitive · · Score: 5, Informative

    You should still be able to do that in the new KDE. Maybe the command name will change (I hope not, because I have several scripts I'd have to change over).. but the functionality should still be there, the same interfaces should still be exposed by apps, and the ability to access it from the shell should still be preserved.

    DBUS is just a message passing layer implementation. How that functionality is exposed is still well within the control of the KDE developers.

    I don't think you have anything to worry about. If you have something to worry about, then I have something to worry about... and I'm not worried.

    Just chill and look forward to Kerry, solid, phonon, plasma, and all the rest of the good stuff coming our way :)

    -Laxitive

  3. Re:Dbus over Dcop? by Carewolf · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yes. The new Qt-DBUS module contains a tool similar to the old dcop utility, so you can script to your hearts content.